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Aust announce condensed ODI series v Eng

Greg Buckle

Australia's five-match series of one-day internationals against England will be condensed into a 15-day period in January 2014, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Thursday.

The ODI series against England begins in Melbourne on January 12 and the last game is on January 26 in Adelaide.

Australia will also host three Twenty20 clashes with England on January 29, January 31 and February 2 in Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney (ANZ Stadium).

Australia's five-Test Ashes series, as previously announced last year, starts on November 21 in Brisbane and concludes with the Sydney Test on January 3-7.

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CA boasted in a statement on Thursday it was expecting record attendances this summer.

"The program includes five ... Ashes Tests, which will again attract big numbers of UK visitors Down Under and is expected to boost Australia's tourism economy by more than $300 million based on previous Ashes experience," the statement said.

The ODI series against only one team is a change from last summer's format which included a five-game tournament against Sri Lanka in January 2013 and another five matches against West Indies in February.

"We encourage our Australian-based fans to join the Australian Cricket Family for free to ensure they get priority access to tickets when they are released mid-year," CA chief James Sutherland said.

"We've got no doubt there will also be a lot of fans from the UK and abroad who will make the trek Down Under to follow all the summer's action."